After watching Notorious, Ayo! Scott is officially on the Gravy train. Pause.
Believe it or not, life wasn’t always money, menages and movie reviews for Ayo! Scott. Growing up in Brooklyn, Ayo! felt ugly (on the inside). He was a dick but didn’t know how to make the assholes around him like that about him. Then one day he heard Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace rap about being “black and ugly as ever,” and still making girls piss themselves ’cause they were so excited to see him. From that day on, Ayo! resolved to love himself and let people come around whenever they realized the inherent value of a big prick. And here you are reading his review of the Biggie biopic Notorious, absolutely loving him for being such a cock! [Ayo! nods knowingly.]
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For any actor, playing a character as complex and beloved as Tupac Shakur can’t be easy. But see, Anthony Mackie has some experience. While he was still attending Julliard in 2001, the budding actor first made a name for himself by starring in a play about 'Pac’s life called Up Against The Wind. Seven years later, and Mackie’s a movie star, playing 2Pac once again in the big-screen biopic Notorious.
In our December/January issue, we suited Anthony up in the season’s smartest grown man gear (Click here for the full Anthony Mackie fashion feature “Ambitions As An Actor”). But don’t get it twisted'just because Mackie’s classy doesn’t mean he can’t appreciate some good old fashioned gangsta rap. Watch the exclusive behind the scenes video below to hear him talk about playing a legend'and to see him rapping along to “Hit 'Em Up” while wearing a suit…
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